Geoenvironmental Disasters

Table 3 The Mann-Kendall’s trend test for spring, summer and annual time scales

From: Analysis of meteorological droughts in the Lake’s Region of Ethiopian Rift Valley using reconnaissance drought index (RDI)

Season		RDI 3 Spring	RDI 3 Summer	RDI 12 months
S/N	Station Name	MK test	MK test	MK test
1	Halaba	− 0.95	− 0.03	−1.19
2	Arbaminch	0.11	−0.28	0.31
3	Arsi Negele	−2.84**	−2.96**	−3.00**
4	Butajira	−3.06**	−0.36	−2.76**
5	Hawassa	0.74	0.06	0.36
6	Kulumsa	−0.18	−1.14	−1.64
7	Melkasa	−0.97	0.26	−1.21
8	Wolaita	0.65	1.60	1.33
9	Wondogenet	0.12	0.77	−0.24
10	Ziway	−0.03	0.65	0.30

Note: ** indicate trends of drought incidence significant at p < 0.01

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